Lian Li PC-Q37 Mini-ITX Chassis Review

Final Thoughts

Price

Crafted beautifully from aluminium and tempered glass, this was never going to be a cheap chassis, but as the saying goes “you get what you pay for.” The Lian Li PC-Q37 WX is available in the US for around $229, and a UK release will be following fairly soon, but you could easily expect a price in the ballpark of £200.

Overview

I’m a little bit in love with this chassis, from the moment you take it out of the box you can tell it’s a premium quality product from top to bottom, inside and out. Working with it was an absolute joy, and when you really get into it, you can see a lot of thought has gone into its overall design and layout.

The build quality is as good as it gets, with a very strong and lightweight chassis, backed up by two panels of thick and tinted tempered glass. If you had this on your desktop, you know it is going to look great. The dual chamber design is ideal for those who love a clean looking build, moving the PSU, hard drive bays and possibly even some water cooling hardware such as a pump, all out of sight. I love the cable routing too, instead of the usual rubber grommets, those aluminium covers can be left in place and looking smart, just remove the ones you need and you’re good to go.

When it comes to showing off your motherboard, CPU cooler and graphics card, a tempered glass window is perfect. The PC-Q37 must be twice as good then, as it has two glass panels, right? Of course, the aesthetics are one thing, but the ability to lift out that front glass panel was a huge benefit to the installation process too. This is a small chassis after all, so having that extra bit of elbow room to maneuver the GPU was a big benefit overall.

The only kicker here is the price, this isn’t going to appeal to the average consumer but more the professionals out there. If you want a great looking chassis that’s going to be out on show for your office, or even just a compact water-cooled system, it’s going to appeal to your deeper pockets. Of course, if you can splash the cash on it for a daily gaming rig, you wouldn’t regret it, as it’s one of the nicest mini-ITX products on the market today.

Pros

• Exceptional build quality
• Two tempered glass windows
• Dual chamber design
• Compact design
• Great cable routing options

Cons

• Quite expensive

“It may be expensive, but you’ll struggle to find anything this well made or good-looking at any other price range. If you’re eager to have a clean-looking build that shows off the best-looking parts of your hardware, the PC-Q37 is the way to go.”